Boston Cream Pie Cake

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Ingredients

• 1 box yellow cake mix and ingredients it calls for
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons corn starch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups whole milk
• 9 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup prepared whipped heavy cream
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from chef-in-training.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions Cake

Mix as the package directs. Pour batter into a spayed cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 16 to 20 minutes or until cake springs back to the touch. Set aside and cool. While cake is cooling make cream filling.

While cream filling is cooling and after cake has completely cooled, cut cake into bite size cubes, place in a large bowl and set aside.

Cream Filling

Separate egg yolks in small bowl.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, and milk. Stir constantly until mixture begins to thicken, it usually takes about 5 to 7 minutes.
Temper eggs with ½ cup of the milk mixture. Slowly add egg mixture back into the saucepan, stirring rapidly as you do. Cook for an additional minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Transfer to a medium size bowl and cool completely in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.

Once cooled, gently fold in the whipped cream and return to the refrigerator while you complete the other steps.

Chocolate Ganache

In Microwave safe bowl melt chocolate chips and cream. Stir and set aside

Assembly

Place ⅓ of the cake cubes in the bottom of a trifle bowl.
Spoon ⅓ of the pastry cream over the cake cubes.
Carefully drizzle ⅓ of the Ganache over the pastry cream.
Repeat until you have completed all three layers.
Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

Instructions